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NYC fisherman reels in corpse near Brooklyn pier

A fisherman in New York City caught more than he bargained for when he pulled a dead body out of the waves instead of the usual fish. The New York Post reports that Edmond Stringa, 69, of Queens was fishing Tuesday afternoon off of a pier in Brooklyn when he...
California orders surgery delays as coronavirus swamps hospitals

LOS ANGELES — Hospitals in California are so swamped by the coronavirus pandemic that the state has ordered those with room to accept patients from others that are out of intensive care beds. The public health order issued Tuesday night could result in patients being shipped to Northern California from...
Trump challenges to election reverberate in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s top elections official is urging a federal court to dismiss a challenge by President Donald Trump of absentee voting procedures for ballot drop boxes. She also wants Trump’s campaign to be sanctioned for pursuing meritless litigation. Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver says the...
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

ATLANTA — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda. Jon Ossoff and...
Report on Chesapeake Bay health remains at a D-plus grade

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The nation’s largest estuary is still getting a D-plus grade for its overall health, according to a report released Tuesday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. While the grade for the bay’s health remained the same, the score dropped one point from the foundation’s last report two years...
Rev. Al Sharpton: Firing Columbus officer who killed Andre Hill is not enoughVideo

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The life of Andre Hill was commemorated Tuesday morning as family and lawmakers called for justice to be brought against the white Columbus police officer who fatally shot the 47-year-old days before Christmas. “We don’t want your sympathy. We want justice,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said in...
Police: Protesters outside Sen. Josh Hawley’s home were peaceful

Protesters who gathered Monday evening outside the Virginia home of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley were peaceful and they left when police explained they were violating local picketing laws, police said Tuesday. The Missouri senator on Twitter accused the protesters of vandalism and threatening his family. Officers were called to Hawley’s...
Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrestVideo

WASHINGTON — A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the nation’s capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested. The order bans Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, from...
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin prosecutor announced Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in the city. Officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob...
U.S.: Hack of federal agencies ‘likely Russian in origin’Video

WASHINGTON — Top national security agencies confirmed Tuesday that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of U.S. government departments and corporations, rejecting President Donald Trump’s claim that China might be to blame. The rare joint statement represented the U.S. government’s first formal attempt to assign responsibility for the...
Trump administration scales back wild bird protections

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration on Tuesday finalized changes that weaken the government’s enforcement powers under a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species, brushing aside warnings that billions of birds could die as a result. Federal wildlife officials have acknowledged the move could result in more deaths...
Unidentified GIs who died in Philippines returned to Hawaii

HONOLULU — The remains of some U.S. military personnel who died during World War II and were buried anonymously in the Philippines have been returned to Hawaii to try to determine their identities. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recently conducted an “honorable carry” ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for...
Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?

BEIJING — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay launched five years later, before regulators said such businesses would be allowed. Both long shots...
Half of Chicago’s teachers expected to return to schools Monday didn’t show up

CHICAGO — More than half of Chicago Public Schools teachers who were expected to return to schools Monday did not show up, CEO Janice Jackson said. Her comments came at a news conference Tuesday, days after the Chicago Teachers Union said some of its members would not report to schools...
Illinois teen pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayings

MADISON, Wis. — An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wis., pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide. Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, entered his plea in a brief hearing conducted by teleconference that...
Dog found alive raises hopes in deadly Norway landslide

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A small dog was found alive in the rubble of the deadly landslide that swept away homes in a Norwegian village, raising hopes for rescuers who are still searching for three missing people. Seven others have died. The dog was found late Monday “in good condition” in...

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